Big Oil Faces Flood Of Climate Lawsuits — And They’re Moving Closer To Trial
"A quarter of Americans now live in cities and states taking companies to court over lying to the public."
"A quarter of Americans now live in cities and states taking companies to court over lying to the public."
"Across much of America and especially in the normally chilly north, the country went through the winter months without, well, winter."
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